Strong ✅

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

J

ordan awoke to the sound of soft snoring and all the memories of last night came back to him.

♦

Aaliyah led him to a tree house in her backyard and she started crying.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong?" Jordan asked.

"I am fat." She muttered, mostly to herself.

"No you are not. You are beautiful just the way you are. My mom is a bitch and nothing she says will ever matter." Jordan admitted. It was quite weird for him to call his mom a bitch, but lately that was all that she'd been.

Jordan started to sing a song that Austin lent to Axel, Ryan, Danny, Ethan, and he. It was called Little Things and the song was perfect for Aaliyah. She always looked down on herself, when really she was the most beautiful and caring girl that Jordan had ever met.

After she had fallen asleep, Jordan just watched her in adoration. Her chocolate hair was scattered across her face and she had a small smile on her lips. She was in his lap and he played with a few strands of her hair. Soon he found himself falling asleep as well.

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Their position had changed since Jordan fell asleep. Aaliyah was no longer in his lap, but she had her face stuffed in the crook of his neck, while he had his arms around her waist. He just decided to go back to sleep.

Jordan was awoken for the second time that day by Aaliyah trying to wiggle out of his grasp which just made him hold her tighter.

"Jordan." She whined.

"What?" he rasped.

"As much as I would love to stay in this position, I would rather be in my comfy bed right now." She sarcastically remarked.

"And I need to change." She added.

"Can I come with you?" Jordan asked cheekily.

"No! Bad Jordan! You're around Axel too much." She raised her voice as she hit him upside the head.

"Well, we are in a band together. What did you expect?" Jordan questioned.

"Since when are you in a band?" She asked.

"Since you were in the coma. We just never got around to telling you. Austin has been helping us write songs and stuff." he said.

"That's cool." She smiled.

"Well, I guess I'll get going now. Need to sleep a bit." She added.

She started out of the tree house, but Jordan grabbed her wrist first.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Well, I was wondering if maybe later you'd like to go to the Zoo with me? I have Addie today, so." Jordan trailed.

"Yeah, I'd love that." She said and on the inside Jordan was freaking out because she actually might like him. He still didn't really have faith that she was in love with him yet.

"Alright, I'll text you." Jordan said. He waved goodbye to her as he walked out the backyard.

Now he only had so much time until this date and he had to dress to impress.

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Jordan had spent hours trying to look perfect, but finally he just gave up and wore his white tee, leather jacket, and dark denim jeans.